Deltamarin signs machinery design contract with Rauma for Finnish naval vessels

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Deltamarin Ltd has signed contracts with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the basic design of deck outfitting and machinery for vessels to be built in the Finnish Navy’s billion Euro Squadron 2020 fleet modernisation project.

Early concept image of one of the Squadron 2020 corvettes

Early concept image of one of the Squadron 2020 corvettes (Image: Finnish Ministry of Defence)

The work will be performed on the client’s premises in Rauma and Turku, Finland and will last until spring 2018.

The seven new vessels that constitute Squadron 2020 are expected to be capable of territorial integrity surveillance, securing vital sea lines of communication and deterring attacks from the sea.

To be able to carry out these tasks, the vessels have to be able to monitor maritime areas above and under the water surface and in the air space and to use weapons to counter potential threats from enemy forces.

The vessels are designed primarily for the needs of national defence and it is vital that they can operate also in winter conditions; they are expected to navigate through ice-covered waters. In addition, they could be used for international crisis management.

The life-cycle of six current surface combatants will end by mid-2020s; these include Rauma-class fast attack missile crafts and Hämeenlinna-class minelayers. Minelayer Pohjanmaa was decommissioned in 2013. According to the Finnish navy, the life-cycle of the vessels to be decommissioned cannot be extended in a cost-efficient way.

The Squadron 2020 project will replace seven vessels. The Navy’s capabilities will be upgraded to counter modern threats by procuring four multi-role corvettes. The vessels will be constructed in Finland on a separate contract while the combat system to be installed on the vessels will be procured on the basis of tendering. Construction is scheduled to start in 2019.

“Deltamarin is well-known for passenger ship designs, especially ro-pax ferries, and cargo ship designs, for example bulk carriers and special vessels. However, over the years we have also participated in several navy and coastguard projects. We are now very proud to have the opportunity to be involved in this modernisation project for the Finnish Navy fleet,” said Janne Uotila, Director, Engineering & Concept Development at Deltamarin.

By Jake Frith